Locally made Candy Land lands part in Sandler flick

Oh, this oughtta be good. Adam Sandler is making a movie about board game Candy Land, which sends kids on a fanciful, confectionery quest. Well, say what you will about Sandler and the prospects of this quality venture. As the Republican reports, the move is about to put East Longmeadow on the map.

As the Republican reports (their lead paragraph: Happy Gilmore is headed for Gum Drop Mountain), Hasbro manufactures the board game at its plant in East Longmeadow. The Republican also notes that this is hardly the first movie to be based on a board game. Remember "Clue"? And the movie "Battleship" is expected to sink -- err, hit theaters -- in May.